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NuScale Aims to Advance Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Environment + Energy Leader

NuScale’s first small modular nuclear plant will likely begin operating in 2029. It will deploy six 77-megawatt modules to generate 462 megawatts of carbon-free electricity.

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EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

And if EPA finalized Option 2, nearly 30 percent of trucks sold 2027-2029 could be no better than today’s best-forming (but still dirty) diesel trucks! And Option 2 allows such dirty diesels in perpetuity—in fact, their share could even grow over time with the sale of electric trucks, an absolutely counter-productive outcome.

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PECO Agrees To Purchase 25 MW Of Solar Energy As Part Of Its Default Power Procurement In Settlement With Energy Justice Advocates

PA Environment Daily

On November 11, Energy Justice Advocates announced PECO has agreed to contract for 25 MW of solar energy as part of its default power procurement for electric customers from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2029 as a result of a settlement recently approved by the Public Utility Commission. PECO serves nearly 1.7

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Why the Bay Area’s Zero-Emission Appliance Rule is a Big Deal

Legal Planet

A policy brief published by the Emmett Institute in March 2022 outlines California air districts’ legal authority to adopt these kinds of regulations and suggests policy mechanisms to help ensure the transition to electric appliances is equitable and affordable.

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Statement on IESO Contracting New Polluting Gas Power

Enviromental Defense

Statement from Lana Goldberg, Ontario Climate Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – It is irresponsible for the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to be procuring new polluting gas plants in the midst of a climate crisis.

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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority To Buy More Wind Energy From Western PA Energy Consortium

PA Environment Daily

This amendment underscores PWSA's mission to protect the environment and aligns with the goals outlined in the City of Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan, including achieving full carbon-neutrality by 2050 and procuring 100% renewable electricity for all purchased energy by 2030.

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Toronto Mayoral By-election on June 26th is Vital to the Future of Ontario’s Environment

Enviromental Defense

Rapidly reduce Torontonians’ energy and fossil fuel use by: trying to prevent any construction, expansion, increased use, or post-2029 extension of operations for the “Portlands Energy Centre” or any other gas plants in Toronto; requiring that furnaces, water heaters, stoves and ovens in new homes operate using electricity instead of fossil fuels; (..)